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(EAMES, CHARLES & RAY). Eames, Charles & Ray. Osaka, JAPAN: IBM Corporation, 1970. First Edition. 12mo. Deck of Playing Cards. Design Monograph. Near Fine.. Fifty-six 3 ¾ x 2 ¼" die-cut, interlocking playing cards printed in color, recto and verso + an 8pp leporello text pamphlet identifying each card. "The Computer House of Cards", designed by Charles and Ray Eames, dates back to the IBM Pavilion during the 1970 World's Fair in Osaka, Japan. They were created as souvenirs for guests, and this makes the "Computer House of Cards" an extremely desirable collectors item for Eames enthusiasts and technology buffs around the world. Each image exhibits a part of the inner workings of a computer in stunning detail and clarity, in a time when the skeleton of computer technology looked much different. The cards capture a record of what a 1970 pre-microchip computer looked like." A glossy, most handsome complete example of the uncommon first and only edition in the publisher's printed cardstock box, as issued. Inventory Number: 027121